Fruit packing basket



May 31, 1927.

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I "Application filedAug-ust 1 1, 1926. Serial 110.12%,556.

This invention relates to theclassot fruit packing devices illustrat-ed'in my application for Letters Fatentiiled Aprill6,1926, Serial 'No. 102,476, thesame being an adaptation and in somerespectsan improvement over features there disclosedand claimed.

The main objectso'f this inventionlarez L First, to provide an improved packing de vice for fruit, vegetables and the like; by means'ot which the packing offruit is very greatly facilitated.

Second, to provide an improved'pack ng device for fruits, vegetables and the like which enables the packingor handling of the vegetables or truitivith a facingor top layer arranged in selected order with httle likelihood'of injury or bruising.

Objects pertaining to details and economies-ofmy invention willv definitely appear from the detaileddescription to follow The invention is clearly defined and pointedout in the claims.

A structure embodying the features-of my invention is clearlyillustratedin the accoma part of this applicatiomin which: V f 1 f Fig. .1"s a perspective vie\v..of my"improved. packing apparatus with: theparts n set up or assembled relation. '1.

Fig. 2 is ahorizontal section on ga line corresponding to line 2??! of Fig.1 vvlth the bottom removed. i

Fig. 3 is a vertical centralsection on a line corresponding-to.linej 3 r3 of Fig.2

showingone step in the packing operation. Fig. t is a vertical sectionnshowing an,- other step in the packing operation, a basket being inverted over the packing-device. 1. Fig. 5 is a detail vieivpartially. invertical section showing a succeeding step in the packing operation. Z' a Fig. 6 is a plan view of oneotthe blanks from which a. side Wall member is formed.

My improved packing, device comprises a pair segmental complementary:. vall members 1,, 1,. these members be ng ,pre lorably duplicates. These members n the em bodiment illustrated are formed. of. sheet metal, their lower edgesbeing formed into beads 2 embracing 'the rod-like=segmental hinge members 3 h chareconnected v by pivotst. I The Wall members areprovidediv th over.- Ilapping edges 5 and'6, the outer overlapping edge of each. member being formed into" a bead-like roll 7" which the latch rods 8,

arev slidably supported. Loop-like keepers- 9'are formed on the other. members in alinement with, these latch rod supports so that- Whenthe latch-rods are projected they en-. gage as illustrated in Fig. 1, thus securely retainingv the Walls in erected position.

The ,latch I rods have hook'lilre bends at the ends thereotforming hand pieces 10. Tongues 11 are struck from the Wall members toengage the ends of the Lhandpieces therebyretaining the latches in engaged po sition, I A '2 .i The Wall-members have portions -struck ing bottom supports 12 which are connected and reinforced by the segmental bars 13.

The inverted 1 concave bottomli rests upon. these supports as shown in Figl'3, the bottom illustrated having flexible. diaphragms 15 secured at its outer edges to the bottom. These' diaphragms are adapted to collapse Within the bottom as shown in Fig. 4.. This bottom feature is shown in theabovementioned application 'ii'Or Letters Patent.

-..The.bottom 14 has av central-opening 16 therein'adapted to receive the supporting post 17 Whichengagesthe.disk 1.8 secured centrally to the flexible diaphragm 15 so thatwvhen theparts are assembled in-the position shownin Fig.3 the diaphragmis supported in an upwardly crowned position 'permittingthe packing of the fruit or the like indicated at 19beginning atthe outer circle and filling intovvard thecenter.

After one or more facing layers havebeen packed a ifolloiver diskflO is arranged on the layer and-the packer-lifted from the support 12, allowing the diaphragmto collapse to, the position shown in Fig. 4. The packer I 7 1s then-filled with the articles to bepaeked, a basket 21- in-verted over the packer and the parts broughtto upright positionshown in Fig. The latch rods are thenfreleased and thepacker 'ivithdrawnyitj being shown in partially .tvithdra vn position in- Fig. 5. In ithdrawing the operator may, if desired,

ingthe fruit or thelike 03E thefitacinglayer from materially changing its positionfl, I

place a foot-uponthe bottom; thus preventfacilitates the packing orhandling of fruits,

. vegetables or the. like and enables the packthereof with little likelihood of inj ury' ing to th e, fruit.

I have illustrated and described my im l t m an b e t which [have 

